DeWanda Wise
Acting • Born 1984-05-30
Biography
DeWanda Wise is an American actress. She has played the lead role as "Nola Darling" in Spike Lee's 2017 Netflix series (10-episodes) She's Gotta Have It- a contemporary update of his 1986 film. DeWanda was born in Jessup, Maryland and raised in Woodlawn, Laurel and Baltimore. She began acting her sophomore year of at Atholton High School when her high school theatre director, Nathan Rosen offered her a part in a production en lieu of detention. In 2006, she graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a bachelor's in fine arts in drama and urban studies. During her undergraduate years she worked as a resident assistant and a stocker at Trader Joe's.
Filmography
34 credits
The Harder They Fall
Movie • 2021
Eleanor Love
Behind the Lines
Movie
Self
Pariah
Movie • 2007
Mika
Firelight
Movie • 2012
Terry Easle
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Movie • 2022
Self
Poolman
Movie • 2024
June Del Rey
Killing Faith
Movie • 2025
Sarah
Imaginary
Movie • 2024
Jessica
African Booty Scratcher
Movie • 2007
Isatu
Black Swan Theory
Movie • 2011
Sonya
Knucklehead
Movie • 2015
Charlotte
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
Movie • 2016
Rochelle Marseilles
Someone Great
Movie • 2019
Erin Kennedy
The Weekend
Movie • 2019
Margo Johnson
Fatherhood
Movie • 2021
Lizzie aka Swan
Jurassic World Dominion
Movie • 2022
Kayla Watts
Train
Movie • 2010
Love, Brooklyn
Movie • 2025
Nicole
Killer Bee
Movie
Spinning Into Butter
Movie • 2009
Claudia Thompson
Steam
Movie • 2007
Lynn
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Lakeisha Watkins
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Tanya Dean
Invasion
TV • 2021
Deputy Grady
Shots Fired
TV • 2017
Shameeka Campbell
She's Gotta Have It
TV • 2017
Nola Darling
The Twilight Zone
TV • 2019
Alexa Brandt
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Angela
Three Women
TV • 2024
Sloane
Made in Hollywood
TV • 2005
Self
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Jenni Salerno
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Murderbot
TV • 2025
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